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Buoy Lat. Long.
Western Buoy: 29º 51’.15 N 32º 33’.13 E
Eastern Buoy: 29º 51’.16 N 32º 33’.33 E
(2) In the West:
By the line joining the West buoy and position “P”:
"P": Lat. 29º 48’.52 N
Long. 32º 30’.90 E
(3) In the East:
By the line joining the East buoy and position “R”:
"R" Lat. 29º 48’.52 N
Long. 32º 33’.18 E
(4) In the South:
By the line joining position “P” and position “R".
F- Suez Entrance Channel:
(Including the Eastern Channel leading to the Canal Entrance )
This channel is used for vessels entering or leaving Suez Canal and also for those entering
(1)
Port of Suez and using its anchorage .
This Channel is buoyed as follows:
(1) A pair of light buoys at Hm. 80.5 "entrance buoys":
a) The eastern buoy: Height 5 meters, Green, cone point up and showing Occ. G 4 sec.
b) The western buoy: Height 5 meters, Red, can day mark and showing Occ. Red 4 sec.
The distance between the eastern and western buoys is 340 meters.
(2) Proceeding Northward, the channel is marked on both sides by light buoys of 5 meters
height.
a) On the eastern side of the channel: the buoys are Green, cone point up and showing
FL. Gr. They are placed in the following locations :
Hm. 70.50
Hm. 60.00
1 ) The maximum draught authorized for vessels using Ibrahim Basin, the Petroleum Basin or El Adabeya Basin must
not exceed 42 feet at high water.
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